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EPA rep during mining SWAT raid now top state engineer with DOT

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EPA rep during mining SWAT raid now top state engineer with DOT
Kenneth J. Fisher, a Juneau engineer, begins work on Dec. 1 as the Alaska Department of Transportation’s chief engineer, according to a memo from Commissioner Marc Luiken. The top-level appointment was signed off on by Gov. Bill Walker or his designee, Chief of Staff Scott Kendall.
The well-known political activist, who was an avid Joe Miller for Senate supporter in 2010, was most recently the senior representative to the State of Alaska for the Environmental Protection Agency.
Alaskans may remember him as the EPA’s point person during the armed raid of mining operations in Chicken, Alaska, in August, 2013.
That’s when he found himself a the center of an imbroglio that ensued when the EPA’s overreach seemed to reach epic proportions in Alaska, and when he was in the uncomfortable position of defending the agency.
EPA’s Environmental Crimes Task Force descended on miners in Chicken, with their loaded weapons and bullet-proof clothing that summer.
The EPA said that the heavy hand was called for because Alaska State Troopers had warned them of drug trafficking and human trafficking in that part of the state. Troopers denied that.
During tense meetings that followed in Chicken, Fisher told the group that the EPA was advised of risks to its inspection team. But according to those at the meeting, he was never able to say who specifically had warned the federal agency of any threats. In fact, participants said he was unable to answer many of their questions at all, since he didn’t seem to have known about the raid.
Ken Fisher, P.E.
Fortunately, no one was injured in the incident, even though the federal agents stormed the mining claims raid-style, rather than as inspectors with clipboards and water sampling kits. And considering that miners are typically loaded for bear.
Many Alaskans were outraged by the raid, and then-Gov. Sean Parnell flew to Chicken to get information directly from locals who witnessed the incident.

At the time, Fisher was the Alaska Deputy Director for the EPA.

[Read: Freedomworks story about the raid on Chicken]

Fisher was also appointed to the University of Alaska Board of Regents by Gov. Sarah Palin in 2009. His official bio says he has 26 years of professional engineering, program management, and senior legislative experience with broad federal, state, tribal, and international background. He has worked within both the legislative and executive branches of government.

A graduate of Michigan Technological University with a Bachelor of Science in engineering, he also completed a legislative fellowship with the Brookings Institution in Washington D.C.
Carolyn Morehouse, P.E. has been acting chief engineer since summer. From May 2016 through August 2017, Lance Mearig, P.E. held the position, but moved into the role of the new Southcoast Region director.

Tax reform needs 50 votes; it has Sullivan and Murkowski’s

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[Editor’s note: The tax reform bill is on the Senate floor being debated on Thursday. Numerous amendments have been offered and are being voted upon.]

The magic number is 50.

There are 52 Republican senators in Washington. Fifty votes are needed for the tax reform package now being debated on the Senate floor. If those 50 votes materialize, Vice President Mike Pence will cast the deciding vote.

Alaska senators are now in the win column for tax reform that will return more of Alaskans’ earnings to their own pockets, will enact an Obamacare individual mandate rollback, and open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for oil and gas.

Sen. Dan Sullivan has been signaling for weeks that he will vote for the tax reform package, and on CNN earlier this week he gave interviewer Wolf Blitzer his most pro-reform statement to date, calling it a comprehensive, pro-growth tax package.

“My focus continues to be on stimulating new economic growth, empowering American families with more money in their pockets (on average $200 per month) and making real reforms to our nation’s outdated and overly complicated tax code,” he said.

Sen. Lisa Murkowski on Wednesday ended speculation about whether she would vote for the bill with this statement:

“After thoroughly reviewing the good work of the Finance Committee, I intend to support the reconciliation legislation that is now before the Senate.

“Because the bill includes provisions originating in the Energy and Natural Resources Committee, Alaskans can expect to see me co-managing it with my colleagues, Budget Chairman Mike Enzi and Finance Chairman Orrin Hatch.

“The bill before us has a number of features that are very attractive to Alaskans. It lowers tax rates, doubles the child tax credit, and provides tax relief for many families by doubling the standard deduction. It promotes economic growth, employment, and investment by improving the tax code for corporations and small businesses. And it removes the tax penalty for those who do not wish to purchase health insurance that they cannot afford or that offers little value to them.

“Of course, the bill also includes a title that I am proud to have written, to open a small portion of the non-wilderness 1002 Area in ANWR in northeast Alaska to responsible energy production.

“We still have work to do on this legislation and I look forward to the debate on the Senate floor and my colleagues’ ideas to further improve it.

“Outside of the tax legislation, we must enact healthcare reforms to help stabilize the individual market. The Alexander-Murray bill helps to accomplish that, and as an original cosponsor of that effort, I will continue to encourage the President and my colleagues to act swiftly on it.”

Murkowski spoke on the Senate floor today about the value of the bill to Alaska fishing family.

“The bottom line this is a proposal that does work. It does work for Alaska families,” she said.

“I’d like to thank the members of the Energy and Natural Resources Committee,” she said, who worked with her to authorize responsible energy development in the nonwilderness portion of Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, providing for two lease sales to be conducted over the next 10 years, with a 50-50 split of revenues between the feds and the state from 2,200 federal acres.

Tax Cuts and Jobs Act cuts taxes on all income levels.

The ‘Wreckoning’: List of accused grows

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The ‘Wreckoning’: List of accused grows

On Thursday, House Speaker Paul Ryan joined the chorus of those calling on Rep. John Conyers to resign. Immediately. Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi finally joined, after defending Conyers for days.

Must Read Alaska readers have helped compile a list of well-known and politically powerful men who have recently been accused of sexual harassment or sexual misconduct toward those over whom they hold power. Readers have culled the names from media sources that include the Associated Press to Breitbart News.

These gentlemen, mainly of the Left, have joined Weinstein in the unfolding “Sexual Revolution’s Reign of Terror,” as one blogger has dubbed it:

Celebrity chef John Besh: Accused by 25 women of sexual harassment; stepped down from his company.

Singer Nick Carter: Accused by singer Melissa Schuman of rape that she says occurred 15 years ago. He denies.

Comedian Louis C.K.: Accused of sexual misconduct. His latest film is on hold, and Netflix special canceled. He apologized.

Cinefamily executives Hadrian Belove and Shadie Elnashai: Accused of sexual misconduct.

Actor Richard Dreyfuss: Accused of sexual harassment. He denies.

Film producer Adam Fields: Accused of offering a promotion in exchange for sex. He denies.

Director-producer Gary Goddard: Accused of sexually molesting a 12-year old boy many years ago. He denies.

Casting couch employee Andy Henry: Urged women to strip while working on the “CSI” series. Has been fired.

Actor Dustin Hoffman: Accused by a woman of sexual harassment when she was 17. He apologized.

Playwright Israel Horowitz: Accused of sexual misconduct with a 16-year-old actress, and eight others.

Actor Robert Knepper: Accused by one woman of sexual assault. He denies.

Showrunner Andrew Kreisberg: Accused by 19 women of sexual harassment and groping. He denies.

Pixar, Disney Animation chief John Lasseter: Accused by women of unwanted touching. He says they were missteps and he is taking a leave of absence.

Actor Jeremy Piven: Accused by three of sexual misconduct. He denies.

Filmmaker Brett Ratner: Accused by at least six women of sexual harassment. Playboy shelved projects with Ratner and Ratner stepped away from Warner Bros. He denies the allegations.

Comedy festival organizer Gilbert Rozon: Accused by nine women of sexually harassing or assaulting them. Rozon stepped down as president of Montreal’s “Just for Laughs” festival and apologized.

Producer Chris Savino: Accused of harassing up to 12 women. Fired from Nickelodeon. He apologized.

Actor Steven Seagal: Accused by two women of rape. He denies.

Def Jam Records mogul Russell Simmons: Accused by model Keri Claussen Khalighi of coercing her to perform a sex act and later penetrating her without her consent in his New York apartment in 1991. Simmons says it was consensual. Also now accused of rape.

Actor Tom Sizemore: Accused of groping an 11-year-old actress in 2003. He denies.

Actor Kevin Spacey: Accused by at least 24 men of sexual misconduct or assault. London police reportedly investigating two sexual assaults. Fired from “House of Cards.” He has self-reported that he is seeking treatment.

Director Oliver Stone: Accused by Melissa Gilbert of sexually harassing her. Former Playboy model Carrie Stevens said he groped her during a party. Stone has not responded to the allegations.

Actor Jeffrey Tambor: Accused of sexual misconduct. He denies.

Actor George Takei: One man alleges sexual assault. He denies.

Writer-director James Toback: Accused by hundreds of women of sexual harassment. Beverly Hills police investigating. He denies.

“Mad Men” creator Matthew Weiner: Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He denies.

Producer Harvey Weinstein: Accused by dozens of women of sexual harassment or sexual assaults, including rape. Fired by The Weinstein Co. and expelled from various professional guilds. Under investigation by police departments in New York, London, Beverly Hills and Los Angeles. Weinstein denies, says it was consensual.

Actor Ed Westwick: Accused by two women of sexual assault. BBC pulled an Agatha Christie adaptation from its  schedule and halted a sitcom starring the former “Gossip Girl’ actor. Los Angeles police are investigating. He denies.

NBC News talent booker Matt Zimmerman: Accused of inappropriate conduct by multiple women at the network. He was fired.

NBC “Today” show anchor Matt Lauer:  Accused of inappropriate sexual behavior. He was fired.

Garrison Keillor, former host of “A Prairie Home Companion”:  Accused by one woman at Minnesota Public Radio for a touching incident. He was fired. Washington Post dropped his column.

Senior CNN Producer Teddy Davis, of Jake Tapper’s State of the Union. Accused of behavior “that does not align with the standards and values of CNN. He was fired.

Billboard magazine executive Stephen Blackwell: Accused of sexual harassment by one woman. He resigned.

Penguin Random House art director Giuseppe Castellano: Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. Penguin Random House is investigating.

New Republic publisher Hamilton Fish: Accused of multiple sexual harassment acts. He resigned.

Bloomberg/NBC Commentator Mark Halperin: Accused of harassing about 12 women while at ABC News. Book contract terminated. Fired from job at NBC News. Denies most allegations.

Artforum publisher Knight Landesman: Accused by multiple women of sexual harassment and sued by one woman. He resigned.

NPR news chief Michael Oreskes: Accused of inappropriate behavior or sexual harassment by at least four women while at The New York Times, NPR and The Associated Press. He was fired.

Amazon executive Roy Price: Accused by one woman of sexual harassment. He resigned.

PBS and CBS host Charlie Rose: Accused by several women of unwanted sexual advances, groping and grabbing women, walking naked in front of them or making lewd phone calls. He has apologized for his behavior. But he also challenges the accusations.

New York Times White House reporter Glenn Thrush: Accused of making drunken, unwanted advances on women. He disputes some accusations but has said he had had a drinking problem. Suspended.

Webster Public Relations CEO Kirt Webster: Accused of sexual assault by one woman. Firm renamed and Webster is “taking time away.”

Rolling Stone publisher Jann Wenner: Accused by one man of sexual harassment. He says he is sorry, didn’t mean it.

Fashion photographer Terry Richardson: Accused of sexual harassment for years and now banned from working with Vogue, Vanity Fair and GQ.

National Public Radio Chief News Editor David Sweeney: Accused of sexual harassment. Fired.

Editorial Director Lockhart Steele, Vox Media: Accused of sexual harassment. Fired.

Unnamed Employee, Vox Media: Accused of sexual harassment. Resigned.

Mother Jones Washington Bureau Chief and MSNBC Contributor David Corn: Multiple accusations of sexual misconduct and untoward touching.

Literary Editor Leon Wiesletier, the New Republic: Accused of sexual harassment.

Publisher Hamilton Fish, the New Republic: Numerous allegations of sexual harassment

Writer Matt Taibbi, Rolling Stone magazine: Wrote a memoir about the sexual abuse of female staffers. Now says it was fiction.

Publisher Jann Wenner, Rolling Stone magazine:  Accused of sexual misconduct

Senior Editor Ian Prior, The Guardian newspaper: Accused of sexual harassment, groping.

Unnamed Guardian employee: Accused of sexual harassment, groping.

Matt Sullivan, Guardian: Accused of sexual misconduct, groping. Fired.

Fashion Photographer Bruce Weber: Accused of sexual advances with a male model.

Opera conductor James Levine: Accused of sex with an underage teenage boy for years.

Geraldo Rivera: Accused last week of drugging and gropping Bette Midler in the 1970s. He has apologized.

Politics

Florida Democratic Party Chairman Stephen Bittel: Accused of sexually inappropriate comments and behavior toward a number of women, Bittel resigned.

Florida Democratic state Sen. Jeff Clemens: Resigned after a report that he had an extramarital affair with a lobbyist.

Florida Republican state Sen. Jack Latvala is being investigated by the Senate over allegations of harassment and groping. Latvala denies.

Former President George H.W. Bush: Accused of patting seven women below the waist while posing for photos with them in recent years, well after he left office. The 93-year-old Republican has issued repeated apologies through a spokesman “to anyone he has offended,” with the spokesman noting that the former president uses a wheelchair and that his arm sinks below people’s waists when they take photos with him.

U.S. Rep. John Conyers (D-Mich.): Accused of sexual harassment toward staffers in his office. Settled one claim of harassment. He denies the allegations.

Minnesota Democratic state Sen. Dan Schoen and Republican Rep. Tony Cornish: Accused of groping and persistent advances and sexting. They both say they are resigning.

U.S. Sen. Al Franken (D-Minn.): Accused of forcibly kissing Los Angeles radio anchor Leeann Tweeden while rehearsing for a 2006 USO tour; was  photographed with his hands over her breasts as she slept. Accused by three other women of touched their bottoms. Franken apologized, sort of. Senate ethics investigation under way.

Kentucky House Speaker Jeff Hoover: Settled a sexual harassment claim from a staffer. Stepped down as speaker but denies the harassment allegation. He remains in the Legislature.

U.S. Senate candidate Roy Moore (R.-Ala.): Accused of sexually assaulting two women decades ago when they were teenagers; about a half-dozen other women have accused Moore of inappropriate conduct. The former state Supreme Court chief justice denies and is resisting pressure from national GOP to withdraw.

Johnny Anderson, a staffer for Democratic Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards: Accused of sexual harassment, the deputy chief of staff for programs resigned but denies.

Nevada Democratic Rep. Ruben Kihuen: Accused by a former aide  of repeatedly making sexual advances toward her during the 2016 congressional campaign.

ALASKA POLITICS

Artist and former legislative aide Dani Bickford has accused former lawmakers of sexual harassment, including Jay Ramras, John Harris, and Bill Thomas, and she has accused a former coworker of complicity, and a current senator of sexual harassment, based on reports she had read on a blog. None but current Sen. David Wilson has made comments, and he has defended himself against the accusations.

Governor taps public union lobbyist as fish commish

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Governor taps public union lobbyist as fish commish

V. FATE PUTMAN TO JOIN COMMERCIAL FISHERIES ENTRY COMMISSION

(Editor’s note: Story updated to correct spelling of Putman’s name.)

Gov. Bill Walker announced today his choice for the Commercial Fisheries Entry Commission. Vance Fate Putman will fill the seat being vacated on Dec. 1, when Benjamin Brown steps down. Putman will serve the remainder of Brown’s term until March 3, 2019.

“Fate’s stable leadership, conscientious nature, and reasonable voice will be an asset to the commission,” Walker said in a press release. “I am confident he will be a great addition to the CFEC team, which has worked hard to support the economic health of Alaska’s commercial fisheries.”

The governor goes on to describe Putman’s bio: He has worked as a commercial fishing deckhand, commercial fish buyer, and currently as a setnet fisherman in the Kasilof Personal Use Fishery. Putman has a law degree from California Western School of Law and a bachelor’s degree in environmental studies from Western Washington University. Mr. Putman also served on the Anchorage Planning and Zoning Commission and as President of the Juneau Community Charter School. He lives in Juneau,and works in private practice, the governor’s press release adds.

 

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE UNION LOBBYIST ON HIS RESUME

Gov. Walker mentioned that Putman once worked as a deckhand, and likely on a fish tender as a buyer, and he has a personal use setnet that he uses in Kasilof. That’s his street cred.

But Walker left out that Putman’s real job in “private practice” is actually as a lobbyist for the Alaska State Employees Association, where in 2011 he served as assistant business manager.

As a state employee union lobbyist, he makes north of $82,000, which is modest, as lobbying goes. He fills in his income as a lobbyist for the liberal National Popular Vote project, which pays him $30,000 a year. The group wants the presidency to be won by the candidate with the most total votes, and seeks to dismantle the electoral college. That way, California and New York would be able to decide who becomes president and small states like Alaska would be marginalized.

TRANSPARENCY

Will Putman get to retain his contract with ASEA? That also is not addressed by the governor’s press release, so Must Read Alaska will file a public records request and update this story.

Attorney Ben Brown, Putman’s predecessor on the commission, makes $130,000, but there is no detail on Putman’s salary for a job that most insiders recognize is winding down, with very little work to do.

PUTMAN ALSO RAN FOR OFFICE

In the 1992 general election, Putman ran as a Democrat for  House District 13 (it was known as the Coastal Trail district). He was beat by Republican Cynthia Toohey, who won 3,601 votes (50.6 %) to Putnam’s 3,479 votes (48.9%).

HANDY LINK FOR PUTMAN

Ethics training for lobbyists takes place Dec. 5 with the Alaska Public Offices Commission. The link to register is here.

Murphy McCollough: New press secretary for Don Young

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Alaska Congressman Don Young welcomed Murphy McCollough as his new press secretary and spokeswoman today.

A Texan who most recently worked for Republican Congressman John Culberson, McCollough follows in the footsteps of Matt  Shuckerow, who is now deputy communication director for Alaska Sen. Dan Sullivan.

Prior to moving to Washington, D.C., McCollough worked as a legislative aide in the Texas State Legislature. She is a graduate of Texas A&M University and is completing her master’s degree in Strategic Public Relations from George Washington University.

“I welcome Murphy McCollough as my new Press Secretary and spokesman and invite the Alaska media to get to know her in the coming weeks and months,” Young said in a press release. “Murphy’s experience in communications and politics makes her an excellent choice to fill this demanding and often underappreciated role. I look forward to working with her closely as we continue our service to the Alaskan people.”

Young also heaped praise on his former press secretary, a Native Alaskan: “Like the many before him, Matt Shuckerow will always be a valued member of my team. I wish him the best as he returns to the Senate and continues his work on behalf of the Alaskan people. His integrity, passion and dedication will be missed, but a welcome addition to Senator Sullivan’s team.”

McCollough comes at a time when Rep. Young is poised to become the Dean of the House, subsequent to a scandal enveloping Rep. John Conyers of Michigan. Reports are now coming in that Rep. Conyers (D-Detroit.) intends to announce in January that he won’t seek reelection next year, but also won’t resign before his 27th term ends in January of 2019. However, the pressure on him to resign continues to be enormous, even coming from the Congressional Black Caucus.

[Read: Could Don Young become Dean of House?]

AFN objects to Trump’s usage of ‘Pocahontas’

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The Alaska Federation of Natives issued the following statement about President Donald Trump using the term “Pocahontas” to describe Sen. Elizabeth Warren, who more than once posed as a Native American to gain academic advantage at Harvard University.

AFN Statement on President Donald Trump’s disrespectful reference during honoring ceremony
November 28, 2017

The Alaska Federation of Natives (AFN) joins the Navajo Nation and the National Congress of American Indians in expressing our concern regarding President Donald Trump’s use of the name Pocahontas during a ceremony honoring Native American Code Talkers. AFN honors the service, bravery, and sacrifices of our WWII Native Americans and Alaska Native code talkers and all our courageous veterans.

President Trump’s remarks were disrespectful to the honoring of our veterans’ service. Native peoples serve in the Armed Forces at a higher rate than any other group in the country and have served in every war in this nation’s history. AFN calls upon President Donald Trump and his administration to recognize the harm it does to Americans, and we call upon the Alaska Congressional Delegation to join us in raising our concerns. 

AFN is the largest statewide Native organization in Alaska. Founded in 1966, its membership includes 185 federally recognized tribes, 177 village corporations, 12 regional corporations, and 12 regional nonprofit and tribal consortiums that contract and compact to run federal and state programs. AFN is governed by a 38-member board, which is elected by its membership at the annual convention held each October. The mission of AFN is to enhance and promote the cultural, economic and political voice of the entire Alaska Native community. 

DESCENDENT OF POCAHONTAS ISN’T TROUBLED

Debbie “White Dove” Porreco, a descendant of Pocahontas and a member of Trump’s Mar-a-Lago Club, told Trump during his presidential campaign that she’s not offended by his use of the word to refer to Sen. Warren of Massachusetts, who has repeatedly lied about being a Native American.

“He asked me one time at Mar-a-Lago. He said, ‘Do you mind me using ‘Pocahontas’ for American Indians?’ I said, ‘It doesn’t bother me,’” Porreco said Wednesday in the Palm Beach Post.

 

Quote of the day: ‘People need to stop being creeps’

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Quote of the day: ‘People need to stop being creeps’

“People need to stop being creeps. … Maybe part of it is generational, I don’t know where it comes from, to be honest with you. I think everyone around here should be more conscious of it. … People need to regulate yourself. Whatever happened to that?”

– Marco Rubio, Politico Playbook interview. Recommended viewing by Must Read Alaska.

The entire interview segment:

http://politi.co/2k7lBKz

By popular demand: The list of Alaskans who gave $ to Maria Cantwell

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From the Federal Election Commission database, the 73 Alaskans who support Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington in 2017.

Cantwell is leading the charge to remove the provision in the tax bill being debated in the Senate today that would allow drilling in the 1002 Area of ANWR, the coastal plain that was always intended for oil exploration.

Ordered by level of donation, most of the listed donors gave during or around the time of Cantwell’s fundraising trip to Alaska in August, hosted by Mark Begich, Mayor Ethan Berkowitz and Democratic campaign strategist Jim Lottsfeldt:

MONKMAN, RICHARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/17/2017 $2,200.00
HART, KRISS E FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 08/15/2017 $2,200.00
MADSEN, STEPHANIE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 09/14/2017 $2,000.00
SZYMANSKI, MIKE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $1,700.00
WAKEFIELD, JEANETTE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
WAKEFIELD, GREG FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/19/2017 $1,000.00
VANDERHOEVEN, ANNE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 09/18/2017 $1,000.00
VAN TUYN, PETER FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/07/2017 $1,000.00
ULMER, FRANCES FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
TEUBER, ANDREW FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $1,000.00
SZYMANSKI, MIKE FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 08/23/2017 $1,000.00
ONDERS, ROBERT FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $1,000.00
MILLER, LLOYD FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 08/27/2017 $1,000.00
MALLOTT, AMANDA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
LOTTSFELDT, JIM FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $1,000.00
LOTTSFELDT, JIM FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/18/2017 $1,000.00
LOOMIS, TODD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 09/21/2017 $1,000.00
HICKEY, BRIAN FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
FEATHERLY, WALTER T FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
COOKE, CHRISTOPHER R FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $1,000.00
BEGICH, MARK FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $1,000.00
MILLER, LLOYD B FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 03/27/2017 $900.00
WESLEY, EDWARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $500.00
SCHUTT, AARON FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 09/05/2017 $500.00
HOFFMAN, ANA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $500.00
GOTTSTEIN, DAVID FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $500.00
FEDULLO, CHARLES FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $500.00
COTTER, LAWRENCE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 07/07/2017 $500.00
CLEMENT, CHARLES L III FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $500.00
MONKMAN, RICHARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 02/06/2017 $500.00
HART, KRISS FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 02/13/2017 $500.00
KENDALL, HEATHER FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 08/07/2017 $400.00
MONKMAN, RICHARD FRIENDS OF MARIA GENERAL AK 08/17/2017 $300.00
WIGGIN, DIANE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
WALSH, JOHN FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/21/2017 $250.00
VAN VACTOR, NORMAN FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
TAYLOR, MELINDA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
STEINBERG, LEONARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
SPANYERS, CINDY L FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
REXFORD, ELIZABETH FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
PUGH, MARGARET FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
PUGH, JOHN FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
PETERSON, RICHARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
NELSON, JOSEPH FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
MINICH, SOPHIE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
MCCARTY, HEATHER FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
MACK, THOMAS FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
LISTOWSKI, RICHARD FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
LAYMAN, GABRIEL FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
HORNE, MARK FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $250.00
HANDYSIDE, HEATHER FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $250.00
GREENE, GRACE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
GREENBERG, DEBORAH FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
GORE, CAROL FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
COURTNEY, NANCY FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/24/2017 $250.00
COTTER, LAWRENCE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
CONSENSTEIN, DANNY FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/22/2017 $250.00
CLARK, ARTHUR FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/23/2017 $250.00
BUCK, MARSHA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/20/2017 $250.00
BOTELHO, BRUCE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
AYERS, JAMES FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $250.00
ANDERSON, WILLIE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/20/2017 $250.00
OHAUS, TOM FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 03/20/2017 $250.00
GWARTNEY, FRANK FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/30/2017 $150.00
KENDALL, HEATHER FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/07/2017 $100.00
SHADRACH, JEAN FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 06/15/2017 $100.00
MAXWELL, FRANK FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 06/26/2017 $100.00
MILLER, LLOYD B FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 03/27/2017 $100.00
MAXWELL, FRANK FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 02/21/2017 $100.00
BUCK, MARSHA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 08/07/2017 $50.00
BUCK, MARSHA FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 03/22/2017 $50.00
RONDA, J ARLENE FRIENDS OF MARIA PRIMARY AK 06/15/2017 $25.00

Will Don become ‘Dean of the House’?

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Will Don become ‘Dean of the House’?

WHAT A CONYERS RESIGNATION MEANS FOR DON YOUNG

Rep. John Conyers was spotted on a plane back to Detroit, Mich. today, unusual for midweek and a sign that his resignation may be imminent, after a third former staffer made allegations of sexual harassment against the longtime Democrat.

Conyers has served in Congress for nearly 53 years and is being pressured by the Congressional Black Caucus and many of his fellow Democrats to resign, according to Politico.

If he does, Rep. Don Young of Alaska will become the Dean of the House, the longest-serving member.

It’s a position not held by a Republican lawmaker since March 1933, before Rep. Young was born.

The stars are certainly aligning that way. Conyers has already stepped down from his position as the Democratic lead member of the House Judiciary Committee after it became public that he settled — using taxpayer dollars — with an accuser.

The House Ethics Committee is now investigating his conduct, which could result in a shuffling of the deck for Congress’ most senior member. His hometown paper in Democratic-heavy Detroit has already called for his resignation.

Although the Dean of the House position comes with limited responsibilities, including swearing in the Speaker of the House, it is a respected position that will add to Young’s already impressive track record of getting bills through Congress.

Young has moved six bills through Congress this year alone and will have his second bill signed into law by the end of the year.

John Conyers is the current member of the House who has served longer than anyone else presently serving, at 52 years, 321 days.

Don Young is next, having served since March 6, 1973, 44 years, 259 days, according to Wikipedia. He is the most senior Republican.

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